Biography

Kavanagh has been a coach with the
Holy Cross track and field and cross country programs for over four
decades, and has coached over 2,000 Holy Cross student-athletes
during his tenure. He joined the Crusader staff in 1970 as an
assistant track and field coach and was appointed head coach in
1978. Kavanagh was then promoted to the position of director of
men’s and women’s track and cross country in the summer
of 1999. Under his tutelage, five members of the cross country and
track and field teams have been named Crusader of the Year, while
four have received the Honorable John P. Cooney Memorial Award.
Kavanagh has coached 14 New England champions, over 25 Patriot
League champions, four Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year,
four CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and hundreds of Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll selections. A 1968 graduate of Boston College,
Kavanagh was a four-time All-American in the hammer and weight
throws. He was also drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs of the
National Football League.

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